Newtown Neighbors & Newcomers is planning a casual get-together this weekend to acknowledge the end of summer and celebrate the return of autumn and a new school year.
Danbury Animal Welfare Society is proud to announce the return of its Putt Fore Paws charity golf tournament, to be held on Monday, October 24, at Redding Country Club.
EverWonder Children’s Museum has been busy planning its annual fundraiser.
The returning event this year will be held on Saturday, October 22, at Marygold’s on Main, 19 Main Street.
This year’s theme,...
Seasonal treats are planned this month for the big screen in the theater of Edmond Town Hall. Readers should note there is a slight change of plans for tonight's special screening of a spine-chilling classic.
The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Newtown will be conducted via Zoom, with a guest speaker who has been in love with genealogy since she was in elementary school.
On Saturday, October 22, Newtown Congregational Church will again host its popular Mississippi BBQ & Shrimp Boil to benefit Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Miss.
The Flagpole Photographers Camera Club invites readers to their October events, which open next week with a program night led by club member Erik Landegren.
While some states have done away with Columbus Day, or changed the observation to honor Indigenous Peoples Day, the State of Connecticut continues to follow the lead of the federal government this year observing October 10 as a national holiday.
Dear Alyssa, Kelela, and Brandon,
We send our sincere sympathy to you and your family. We will also keep you in our prayers asking our Lord to grant you comfort and peace.
With love,
Vince and Sandy Venitelli
Bruce, your advice that voters should “read, listen, and engage” would be much more persuasive if you practiced it yourself.
You campaigned on openness and responsiveness. You declared that “evasive answers or silence are unacceptable in government” and promised to answer constituent inquiries within two days. Yet you never answered my straightforward public question about Main Street demonstrations, traffic disruption, pedestrian safety, and the effects on local businesses.
After taking office, meaningful public engagement has largely been replaced by “Brews with Bruce” at the Senior Center—requiring reservations and, for some residents, a day pass. That is not accessible, townwide engagement. Previous first selectmen held open coffee hours and walk-and-talk sessions that any resident could attend.
Then came the failed storm communications, your apology, and another promise to communicate better—followed shortly afterward by more silence while multiple police agencies conducted a significant search near Saw Mill Road.
You now tell voters to examine what candidates say and “how they say it.” I would suggest going one step further: compare what politicians promise while seeking office with what they actually do after winning.
Your record presents a stark contrast. You told voters exactly what they wanted to hear to get the job, then failed to live by those promises. Whether that is dishonesty or simply indifference, it is the same familiar, two-faced politics you once claimed you would replace.
Nothing says “I care about Newtown homeowners” quite like lining Main Street with plywood campaign billboards—apparently built just inches below the size at which officials say they can take action. At this rate, we’ll need property-tax relief just to offset the loss in curb appeal.
